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Home   Forums   Events Calendar   Sponsors   Support the RRLine   Guestbook   FAQ     Register Active Topics | Active Polls | Resources | Members | Online Users | Live Chat | Avatar Legend | Search | Statistics Photo Album | File Lister | File Library [ Active Members: 4 | Anonymous Members: 0 | Guests: 114 ]  [ Total: 118 ]  [ Newest Member: colind ]  All Forums  Shop Talk  Rolling Stock: the Car Shops  Out of the salvage yard..... Next Page  New Topic |    New Poll |   Reply to Topic |  Author Topic Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 of 35 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 12/24/2011 :  1:16:10 PM     These 2 are the first of several left over from a large box lot of cars and rubbish (emphasis on rubbish, ) that I had bought a few years ago. I pulled all of the decent cars that took only a few hours of effort to move them to either keep or depart. The rest were salvaged for parts, trucks, etc and more than a few made some great kindling last winter, But, I kept a few on the shelf thinking that there might be something there other than just kindling. These 2 were basically wooden boxes with a boxcar roof section all nailed together when I started. To act in the world is the only way to understand it. In this life it is given only to God and his angels and poets to be lookers-on. Country: USA | Posts: 1962 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 12/24/2011 :  1:17:09 PM     Basically, skinned in scribed siding, etc, etc, etc. I've got another 2 boxcars to decide what to do with and 2 gondolas, and 1 outside braced hopper car that some one did a nice job of assembling. The 1 boxcar is labeled underneath from Monarch Model Supplies. To act in the world is the only way to understand it. In this life it is given only to God and his angels and poets to be lookers-on. Country: USA | Posts: 1962 northern6400 Fireman Posted - 12/24/2011 :  3:58:05 PM     Looks very promissing. Have fun! Chuck Faist Burlington, Ontario Enjoy yourself it is later than you think! Country: Canada | Posts: 3489 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 01/01/2012 :  12:58:12 PM     Well, made a little headway with these 2 cars.......... To act in the world is the only way to understand it. In this life it is given only to God and his angels and poets to be lookers-on. Country: USA | Posts: 1962 acousticco Fireman Posted - 01/01/2012 :  2:18:55 PM       Nice looking boxcars! I like the details around the doors and the strap along the bottom. I've never seen that before. -Cody Country: Canada | Posts: 1672 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 01/03/2012 :  10:43:27 AM     Thanks! Trudging along forward.... with the hope that these will be off my bench by the end of the week; I've got a couple of cabooses (cabeese?) to grind into shape before taking on the rest of the salvage yard cars, To act in the world is the only way to understand it. In this life it is given only to God and his angels and poets to be lookers-on. Country: USA | Posts: 1962 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 01/08/2012 :  6:41:59 PM     Both cars are heading into the paint shop queue... To act in the world is the only way to understand it. In this life it is given only to God and his angels and poets to be lookers-on. Country: USA | Posts: 1962 quarryman Fireman Posted - 01/09/2012 :  06:33:04 AM       Martin- Just shoot them with some clear varnish ... they look great as is. Mark Chase Richmond VA Country: USA | Posts: 1190 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 01/09/2012 :  08:32:46 AM     You're the 2nd person to suggest just finishing them in naterual wood...... But, I've got the dry transfers for both in hand so off to the paint queue they go. Anyway, I can make more.....and given the box of parts that I just found back when I was contemplating putting out a generic boxcar kit several years ago, I could make many more if I had both space and time (have to consult Prof. Hawking on that detail - 70th birthday!)> To act in the world is the only way to understand it. In this life it is given only to God and his angels and poets to be lookers-on. Country: USA | Posts: 1962 acousticco Fireman Posted - 01/09/2012 :  8:12:35 PM       Looking forward to seeing these all painted up. What road are you going to letter them for? -Cody Country: Canada | Posts: 1672 dougcoffey1950 Fireman Posted - 01/09/2012 :  8:36:35 PM         I like those cars. They remind me of the old days when I started out building Scotia Scale Models 36' trussrod frieghtcar kits. http://www.dougcoffey.com/html/model_railroad.html Country: Canada | Posts: 1009 BigLars Engineer Premium Member Posted - 01/09/2012 :  8:47:41 PM     Great looking cars! Looking forward to the painting. My current build: http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=50375 Country: USA | Posts: 11332 dave1905 Fireman Posted - 01/10/2012 :  07:33:52 AM       Nice WW1 era cars. Dave Husman Iron Men and wooden cars Visit my website : www.wnbranch.com Country: USA | Posts: 1145 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 01/10/2012 :  3:14:58 PM     Thanks, guys! These have ben coming together a lot beter than I had expected and I hope that the next couple come along similarly. quote: What road are you going to letter them for? I have some dry transfers for B&O S.W. that while not quite right will be what these end up as in the end. One for me and one for a modeler in Mississippi that I owe.... He's going to get one of the MoW cars that I'm building as well. Then I have to get onto a drover's caboose for him (and 1 for me !!), To act in the world is the only way to understand it. In this life it is given only to God and his angels and poets to be lookers-on. Country: USA | Posts: 1962 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 01/29/2012 :  12:34:34 PM     One of these done, boxed up, and out the door to its new home.......... To act in the world is the only way to understand it. In this life it is given only to God and his angels and poets to be lookers-on. Country: USA | Posts: 1962 mwbpequod Fireman Posted - 01/29/2012 :  1:55:17 PM     And, here's the other one - keeping it! To act in the world is the only way to understand it. In this life it is given only to God and his angels and poets to be lookers-on. 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